ServantOfGod Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 When I first saw that Gibson made a J45 in goldtop I said: wow! that's cool!. But when I saw this video I was really disappointed with the tone of this. It sounds very muddy. Is it possible that they used very old strings? By the comments on this video Gibson should never do this guitar again. Apparently none of the J45 they have done in different colors has been accepted. I own a j45 in vintage cherry and the sound is nothing like the guitar in this video. Mine is heard stellar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannusguy2 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I just worked with a band where a guy had one of these. Sounded pretty good through the PA.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenverSteve Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Remember that anything recorded and posted on line likely sounds nothing like what it does in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannusguy2 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Remember that anything recorded and posted on line likely sounds nothing like what it does in person. Man, ain't that the truth. My crappy laptop speakers are no gauge of what any guitar I might be considering sounds like. ooh, put a up a sound clip so's i kin listen to it on my transistor radio! please… waste of time. Show me the pictures but audio? forget it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 I think a crappy sound system will do more damage than old strings...Unless they were coated with years of peanut butter and jelly fingerprints. I actually Never Pay Any Attention to sound clips intending to represent the sound of Any Guitar. Unless they are professional quality, commercially produced products, or places like Music Villa. To me, it is as futile as accepting someones description of how the guitar 'feels' when played. "Like Buttah." "Like barbed wire". I think you can assume a J45 is going to be pretty good, regardless of the color it is painted. But - most folks do not go for the Pelham Blue, brown, cobra burst, reds, etc. I think the traditional sunburst is too iconic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 That is Tony P with the standard Music Villa setup, so it should be a pretty good recording. Maybe I'm just distracted by the aesthetics of the guitar--which I don't care for-- but the guitar does seem a little dull in the bottom end. You really need a straight A-B against something like a J-45 TV to see if this is a real difference, or merely a perception colored by the influence of being face-to-face with a goldtop. It works on a Les Paul, but not on a J-45 for me. For some reason, I dig color on electrics--my ES-335 is cherry red--but am wary of them on traditional acoustics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 when I bought mine I looked at the Blue one but the Sunburst is just too pretty and iconic for eyes..my favorite color is blue but it did not come close to the burst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ServantOfGod Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 listen to a recording online, even with a good pair of headphones. But I have heard demos of other J45's that this channel has been published and are not heard as bad as this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I wonder how much paint affects the tone, volume, etc., of a guitar???? Maybe the color coat is really thin, covered by regular thickness of laquer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ServantOfGod Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 I wonder how much paint affects the tone, volume, etc., of a guitar???? Maybe the color coat is really thin, covered by regular thickness of laquer? I think so, but people don't like it. I wonder why they still buying sunburst colors like the regular J45 and Hummingbird.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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